Strainer cap



Oct. 5, 1948. w, MAbDUX 2,450,520

STRAINER CAP Filed Dec. 6, 1946 5 u 2. I ,2 v 7 I5 i c:: T

Inventor Gerald W. Maddux Patented Oct. 5, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE STRAINER oAP Gerald W. Maddux, Huntington, W. Va. ApplicationDecember 6, 1946, Serial No. 714,418

1 Claim.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements and structuralrefinements in strainer caps, and the principal object of the inventionis to provide a device of the character herein described which may beconveniently and eflectively employed in association with Mason jars, orthe like, for the straining of used fat preparatory to storage forsubsequent use and which is adapted to facilitate subsequent removal ordispensing of the fat from the jar.

A further object of the invention is to provide a strainer cap which issimple in construction and which may be easily applied to jars ofvarious types.

Another object of the invention is to provide a strainer cap which maybe easily kept clean and which will not easily become damaged.

An additional object of the invention is to provide a strainer cap whichis pleasing in appearance and which will readily lend itself toeconomical manufacture.

With the above more important objects in View, and such other objects asmay become apparent as this specification proceeds, the inventionconsists essentially of the arrangement and construction of parts asillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a cross sectional view of the invention in situ on a jar,showing the same in the closed position, and

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the invention, the cover used thereinbeing shown in the open position.

Like characters of reference are used to designate like parts in thespecification and throughout the several views.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, the inventionconsists of a strainer cap designated generally by the referencecharacter 5, the same embodying in its construction an annular capmember 1 formed with suitable screw threads 8 whereby it may beconveniently mounted upon the neck of a conventional jar 9, such as forexample, a Mason jar.

A gasket in may be interposed between the upper edge of the jar and theflange ll of the cap member, the latter defining a circular opening I 2.

A substantially semi-spherical screen I3 is positioned in the openingi2, the upper edge portion of the screen being secured to a marginal rimHi. This rim may simply assume the form of a wirelike rod arcuated intosubstantially circular form, the mid-portion of the rod forming aU-shaped finger piece IS. The end portions iii of the rod are bent intoaxial alignment and extend in relatively proposed directions, as is bestshown in Figure 2. The flange H of the cap member 1 is provided on theunderside thereof with a pair of spaced bearings [1, the end portions I6being rotatable in these bearings in the manner of hinge pintles,whereby the rim l4 and the associated screen i3 are hingedly connectedto the cap member.

The latter is also provided at the periphery thereof with an upstandingbracket l8, and a circular cover I9 is hingedly connected to thisbracket, as indicated at 20. The cover i9 is registrable with the screen13 and. is provided on the upper surface thereof'with a suitable handleor knob 2|.

When the invention is placed in use, the strainer cap, as a 'whole, isapplied to the jar 9 as has already been explained, and by simplyopening the coverl9 to the position indicated by the phantom lines 22,the used fat may be poured into the jar 9 through the screen l3.

When it is subsequently desired to dispense the fat from the jar, thecover 59 is again opened and the screen I 3, together with theassociated rim M, are also opened, as indicated by the phantom lines 23.

It is believed that the advantages and use of the invention will beclearly understood from the foregoing description and accordingly,further description thereof at this point is considered unnecessary,

While in the foregoing there has been shown a and described thepreferred embodiment of this invention it is to be understood that minorchanges in the details of construction, combination and arrangement ofparts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope ofthe invention as claimed.

What I claim as my invention is:

A strainer cap comprising in combination, an annular cap member adaptedfor positioning on a receptacle and including a circular opening, asubstantially semi-spherical screen positioned in said opening, a wirerod secured at the edge of said screen and constituting a marginal rim,a U-shaped finger piece formed medially the length of said rod, the endportions of said rod forming a pair of hinge pintles and being rotatablyattached to said cap member, a cover also hinged to said member, saidcover being registrable with said screen, and a handle provided on saidcover.

GERALD W. MADDUX.

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